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Luka Doncic Shares Emotional Reaction to Kyrie Irving's Brave Moment After Knee Injury

Ryan Phillips

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving was injured on March 3, 2025 during a game against the Sacramento Kings.
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving was injured on March 3, 2025 during a game against the Sacramento Kings. / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Luka Doncic is concerned for his ex-teammate.

On Monday night, Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving left the team's game with the Sacramento Kings after suffering a knee sprain. He stayed in and made two free throws before departing.

Doncic took to Instagram and posted a story reacting to Irving's injury and his heroics shooting the free throws with emojis.

Doncic is still clearly close with his ex-teammates, but he was a backcourt partner with Irving for almost two seasons and that had to have bonded them.

On February 2, the Mavericks traded Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round pick. The deal was shocking to everyone around the NBA, including Doncic and his Mavericks teammates. They probably all believed he'd be there for a long time.

It's clear Doncic was upset by Irving getting injured.

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Ryan Phillips
RYAN PHILLIPS

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.

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